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Smersh Pod

The film podcast that does a bit of everything. Hosted by John Rain.


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  • 48. STAR TREK VI: THE UNDISCOVERED COUNTRY with Paul Litchfield

    01:14:00||Season 6, Ep. 48
    Welcome to another Star Trek Special.This week we’ll be taking the absolute peace, and watching on as art imitates life and we witness the slow, sad breakdown of a once mighty force, and I’m not just talking about William Shatner’s wig. They’ll be intrigue, espionage, explosions, and Kirk getting off with a giant sexy bear. Yes, it’s Star Trek 6: The Undiscovered Country. Joining me to give us all his Hamlet as we take one last sad sip of Romulan Ale, is Paul Litchfield.

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  • 47. E.T. with Steve Hall

    01:25:31||Season 6, Ep. 47
    Welcome to Smersh Pod.This week we’ll be recounting the beautiful story of when a small person arrived and touched the World, no it’s not a biopic of Wee Jimmy Krankie. It’s E.T.Joining me to poke things with his glowing digit, is Steve Hall. 
  • 46. THE PODSUADERS - JASON KING: A PAGE BEFORE DYING

    01:01:16||Season 6, Ep. 46
    In this episode, Stephen Graham and I will be donning our leather pants and turning up our shirt cuffs as the archetypal adventure author, Jason King, as he investigates 'A Page Before Dying.’
  • 45. SNEAKERS with Richard Asplin

    02:08:32||Season 6, Ep. 45
    This week we’ll be hanging out with a young burglar, an old spy, a angry fugitive, a fat delinquent, a blind hippy hacker, and a milfy piano teacher... and guessing which one of them dies first. The result will shock you.Yes, it’s Sneakers.My name is John Rain, and joining me to watch with Mother, a film that could now literally just be an email, is Richard Asplin. 
  • 44. THE ABOMINABLE DR. PHIBES with John Thomson

    01:42:03||Season 6, Ep. 44
    Welcome to another Halloween Special.This week we’ll voicing concerns and saving face, while asking nine doctors for second opinions, and also working on playing a very impressive angry red organ. Yes, it’s The Abominable Dr. PhibesJoining me to exit pursued by a Trout, is John Thomson. 
  • 43. DOCTOR TERROR'S HOUSE OF HORRORS with Anna Savory

    01:27:30||Season 6, Ep. 43
    Hello and welcome to another Halloween special.This week we’ll be settling into a cozy train carriage to begin a package deal holiday with a difference. There’ll be luscious full moon vistas, beautiful greenery, captivating music, views to die for, and a big stiff one on honeymoon.Yes, it’s Dr. Terror's House of HorrorsJoining me to let the cards fall where they may, is Anna Savory. 
  • 42. THE THING with Toby Hadoke

    01:45:42||Season 6, Ep. 42
    Welcome to another Halloween Special.This week we’ll be heading down south for a spot of chess, a hot dog or two, and to find out just what used to happen when Windows got infected. Yes, It’s John Carpenter’s The ThingJoining me to spend the rest of this winter tied to a couch, is Toby Hadoke.